The MRR approach can be used by anyone who works with local government on improving water and sanitation services. The approach has been developed together by experts on human rights, WASH and communication with the aim of making human rights useable in practice almost anywhere. Making Rights Real translates human rights concepts in such a way that they become relevant in local government processes that are common in many countries. This enables WASH practitioners who work with local government to apply Making Rights Real to their local context.
Everyone can use the Call to Action to promote the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. SWA has created a brochure on the follow-up actions to the Call to Action to further help partners mobilize governments on ongoing work in the sector.
Claudia Sadoff
COVID-19 is shining an unforgiving spotlight on the inequalities, hardships and global health risks that stem from our failure to uphold the human right to water and sanitation. IWMI wholeheartedly supports this call to action to address inadequate water supply and support future phases of recovery and resilience.
Director General, IWMI- Read more about WASH'em - Improving Handwashing Behaviour Change Programs in Humanitarian Crises
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At the moment, hygiene promotion in emergencies is done by distributing hygiene kits, or educating people about disease transmission. Evidence shows that these approaches alone are insufficient to change handwashing behavior. The Wash’Em process involves using 5 rapid assessment tools to understand behaviour. Then you enter your findings into the Wash’Em software which will give you tailored programme recommendations. The assessment tools include:
The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a broad partnership housed at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) that draws on scientific, operational, and creative expertise from a network of organisations. This initiative was developed by individuals from LSHTM, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), and the Wash’Em team.